Hanohncj bracket



I wv/.TN SES E. POLLARD.

HANGING BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED JULY r9.1`9ra.

1,304,599. Patented May 27, 1919.

IN VEN TOI? M ATTORNEYS ELLERY POLLARD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

HANGING BRACKET.

Specification of LettersPatent.

' Patented May 27, 1919.

Application led July 19, 1918. Serial No. 245,685.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLERY POLLARD, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Hanging Bracket, of whlch the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptlon.

Among the principal. objects which the present invention has'in view are: to permit the use of relatively thin metal; to strengthen the area of the metal of a bracket where the body of said bracket is attached to the fastening member therefor; to provide means for readily resetting the spring members to establish the tension thereof; to pro- Vide means for securely holding between the arms of the bracket, articles of Various thicknesses; to provide means for preventing retraction of the fasteners of the brackets; and to permit the utilization of the bracket for a variety of tool-like purposes.

Drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a bracket constructed and arranged in accordance with the present invention, employed in conjunction with a curtain pole of conventional form;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of -the bracket;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale, the section being taken as on the line 3 3 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a. modified form of the bracket, the section being taken as on the line 4 4 in Fig. 7; the' screw fastening member used therein being shown in its initial position with reference thereto;

iF ig. 5 is a similar view showing the member as in service, the head having been riveted over;

Fig. 6 is a similar view showingl a modified form of the structure;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view, the section be? ing taken as on the line 7-7 in Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a bottom'view of the form of the invention shown in Figs. 2 and 5;

Fig. 9 is a detail view on an enlarged scale showing in section, a fragment of the structure shown'in Fig. 8, the section being taken as on the line 9 9 in Fig. 8.

Description.

The two forms of brackets shown in the drawings, to wit, that shown in Flgs. 1 to 3,

inclusive, and that shown in Figs. 4 to 7, inclnslve, are similar lin operation, each dependmg on the resilient grip. of the side Jmembers upon the article to be held. The brackets shown in the'irst three figures are Y usually employed in services where the arms 15 are disposed below the object to be supported and in supporting relation thereto. The upper arm 16 extends above the article to be supported and grips the same to pr'event it from becoming dislocated. All of the arms 15 and 16 are normally disposed in closer relation when not holding an article than otherwise. Each of the arms has outturned 0r lip sections 17, which serve to.

16 pressing thereon, holds the article in the grip of the three arms.

The form' of the bracket shown in Figs.

4 to 7 of the drawings, differs in construction from the form shown in Figs. l to 3, only in that the arms '18 with which the bracket is provided, are disposed in the same plane and arranged to close upon each other. The arms 18 of the latter form of 'bracket have bends 19, the juxtaposed surfaces of which close upon or engage each other. The engaged surfaces of the bends 19 are roughened or prepared for gripping sheets of paper or cardboard.

In both forms of the bracket, screws 2O are employed for holding said brackets in service. The screws are each provided with a shank 21 and a head 22 of slightly smaller section. The shank 21 and head 22 are separated by a disk-like flange 23 and a squared section 24 with which each screw is provided. The flange 23 forms a base or rest for the back 25 of the bracket, while the squared section 24 extends through .a rectangular perforation formed in the said lso .20 are attached to the various brackets, the i backs head 22 and section 24 of each bracket being extended through the perforations with which the various backs are provided. The heads 22 are then rivetedY down on the said the metal of the heads 22 iowing over the adjacent metal of the backs, as seen wbest in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

In certain forms of the construction a Washer 27 is disposed over the metal of the back adjacent the section 24, as seen best in Fig. 6 of the drawings. The object of this construction is to strengthen the bracket.

As seen in Figs. 7 and 8, the brackets are provided with spurs 28. The spurs 28 nornally rest in a plane with the backs 25. rhe spurs 28 are designed to holdthe bracket in the service position to which it is adjusted, or, in other words, to prevent the retraction of the same accidentally or intentionally. The spurs 28 are driven into the woodwork with which the brackets are associated in service, as seen best in Fig. 9 of the drawings. Any suitable tool is used to accomplish this purpose, it being understood that the spurs 28 are allowed to remain in the plane of the backs 25 until the bracket is finally adjusted. The spurs are then driven into the woodwork to thereafter prevent the unscrewing or loosening of the bracket.

It will be observed that should the brackets having the arms 18 be spread behind their natural elements to weaken the same, the structure may be readjusted by forcing the bends 19 inward and toward the backs 25.

Claims.

l. As an article of manufacture, a hanger bracket comprising a body portion; resilient bracket extensions extended from said body portion adapted to close for holding an article therebetween; a screw supporting member rigidly and non-rotatively secured to ,i

bracket extensions extended from said bodyportion adapted to close for holding an article therebetween; a screw supporting mem-ber rigidly and non-rotatively secured to said body portion; and mea-nsv for reinforcing said 'body portion adjacent the attachment thereof to said screw member; and means for preventing the rotation of said article and said screw mem'ber when secured to a standing structure, said means embodying a spur adjustable to engage the standing structure when the bracket is in service.

3. As an articleof manufacture, a hanger bracket comprising a body portion; resilient bracket extensions extended from said body portion adapted to close for holding an article therebetween;v a screw supporting member rigidly and non-rotatively secured to said body portion; mea-ns for reinforcing said body portion adjacent the attachment thereof to said screw member; andmeans for prevent-ing the rotation of saidmarticle and said screw member when secured to a standing structure, said means embodying a. spur adjustable to engage the standing structure when the bracket is in service, said spur being disposed when inactive in a plane .coincident with said body portion.

ELLERY POLLARD. 

